Grass
Over rolling high moisture grasses will knock silage quality for six
Over rolling high moisture grass in-silo serves only to significantly reduce silage quality, according to Sil-All’s global product manager Gordon...
Silage
Machinery
Video: Respiro belt rake 'lifts' rather than 'sweeps' at FTMTA show
One of the most eye-catching machines at this week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at Punchestown, Co. Kildare is the Respiro...
Machinery
Silotite trial of latest film is a 'wrap'
The Film & Film (F&F) baled silage wrapping system will be front and centre at Silotite’s exhibit at the 2017 FTMTA...
Machinery
Video: Where did Volvo loading shovels come from?
Volvo loading shovels are a popular choice with Irish agricultural contractors. Every summer, these machines (along with JCB, Komatsu, Caterpillar...
Other
Video: How to keep an insatiably hungry harvester moving
Struggling to find an operator that can drive steadily alongside a self-propelled forage harvester? Why not simply abandon the whole...
Machinery
Meet a young photographer whose agri videos have been seen 1.6m times
When Conor Ryan began taking a serious interest in creating agri-machinery videos in 2013 he never imagined his videos would...
Machinery
Check out the latest hay and forage equipment from Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson recently introduced a full-line up of grassland machinery at the EIMA machinery show in Italy, including mowers, tedders and...
Grass
Pre-grazing significantly boosts first cut silage quality
Swards that were grazed prior to being closed off are producing silage of a significantly higher quality than those which...
Beef
Feed mills expecting strong demand for fodder extender rations this winter
The forecast of a significant silage shortfall in the west over the coming winter months has prompted feed compounders in...
Machinery
Pics: Fendt releases new hay and forage equipment
Fendt has recently released it’s new hay and forage equipment, with the range including tedders, rakes and a choice of...
Grass
Silage quality shock on the cards for farmers
First cut silage analysis results are giving significant cause for concern, according to Gerard Butler, a director of Cappoquin-based FBA...
N.Ireland
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for 'grossly' polluting waterway
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
N.Ireland
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for ‘grossly’ polluting waterway
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
Machinery
Pics: New round balers from Case IH for 2017 season
With the RB 545 series, Case IH has a new generation of high-calibre fixed chamber balers on the starting blocks...
Grass
10 steps to take in order to reduce damage to silage bales
Silage bales are an expensive commodity therefore protecting them should be a priority for farmers, according to Caitriona Mullin, North...
Grass
'Good quality silage is not all about dry matter content'
This year has been a difficult year to manage grass and get good quality silage due to the unsettled weather conditions...
Grass
Have you enough silage to get you through the winter?
Now is the time of year to measure how much forage you have and whether or not it is enough...
Rural Life
Here's the official rules for transporting bales on the road
If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure...
